Fish and fowl dressing device



l 1,632,194 June 14 1927' H. c. PossEHL FISH AND FOWL DRESSING DEVICE Filed Aug. 4. 1924 Patented June 14, 1 927.

HENRY C. POSSEHLQOF BAKER, 1![IN1\TES(')'1A.`

FISH AND FOWL DRESSING DEVICE.

Application filed August 4, 1924. SeralpN'o. 729,965.

My invention relates to a holding means, which is adapted to hold a fish or a fowl so that it can be cleaned in a manner so that it is convenient to scale the fish while it is held by my holding means.

Hertoore it has been diicult to hold a fish in trying to scale it and while other devices have been developed, yet they have been of an expensive construction which is .not practical for actual use and retail on the small compact case.

'. f while it is being scale and cleaned. .j i'f Figure 2 is a plan view of my holder with 2 L the sections separated from each other. 40

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market. With this in mind I have made up my holder which is of simple, inexpensive construction and adapted to firmly hold the fish while it is being scaled. My holder is made up of a small number of sections which are of a simple construction.

My holder is designed 'with ad'ustable means, so that different lengthed h can be readily secured to the same and is collapsible so that it can be folded into a 'It is a feature of my inventionlto provide a holderwhich is separable into parts so that it can be taken apart and folded or f YTested together when not desired for use,

nr so that one part can be used for'holdinv va chicken or a -fowl while it is being picke v or cleaned. i The peculiar construction of -my holding 30 more fully set forth in the means, together with other features will be cation and claims:

In the drawingsgiorming part of thls specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of m holder as it would 'ap ear in holding a fis Figure 3 is a detail, partly in section, of a" ortion of my holder.V

' l: igureft is a section on the line 4-4'of Figure 3.v

` Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section, of a portion of m holder.

e Figuree is a section ont e lineV 6-6 of Figure 7 is a view of a portion of one of the sections of m holder as it would appear in use in hol ing a fowl while the same is being cleaned. In the drawings my holder A4 is forme of two arts, 10 and 11, which are made up with a amework 12 and 13 over which extend plate members 14 and 15 of sheet metal. The frame members 12 and 13 are formed following specifdvported from the twisted portion or 15 by shortening the endsof theframe member 13 so as not to extend to .the edgel 1-8 of the plate member 15. l v

When the sections 10 and 11 of the holder A are put together the ends 16 fit into the sockets 17 and the edge 18 of the late member 15 abuts against the edge 19o the plate member 14 so that the members 1() and 11 lit closely and firmly to ether.

The. frame 12 is formed wit an eye 20 which is made by crossing the ends of the frame member 12 and twisting them at 21 in a manner to formfa slot 22 adjacent the twisted portion of the frame, `so that` the eye 2O projects therefrom.

The twisted portion 21 of the frame 12 is formed so as to ex'tend approximately at right angles to the longitudinal sides of the.

late member 14.

l1 2 adjacent the eye 20. This hook 23 is adapted to engage through the mouth of the fish B so as to hold the fish 4firmly to the holder. The links of the chain 24 are adjusted into the slot 22 vof the eye 20 so as to draw the fish taut in the holder A.

The frame 13 of the portion 11 is formed with an eye 26 which 1s similar to the eye' 2O andis opposite thereto.

This e e 26 is formed bytwisting the frame 13 an shank 27 soas to extend at ,practically right angles from the plate 15 and end of the frame 13. In this manner the eye is formed integral with the frame portion 13 of the section 11.

Extending through the eye 26 I rovide a clamp holding member which is o a very simple construction, having a4' handle por-`v engaging hook 23 is heldl by a.

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ormed and is of a is sup- 1^" tion 27 which is formed of wire from which .l 28 extends which `is formed tviltingthe ends of the wire forming the fer-.handle r7:aridivi'fhich ends are secured to the y intle`29xof the 'clamp 30, as illustrated in i re :of :mydrawiga A l he lclamp 30 is form ,withlholding jaws I `31fandf32 `which .are formed 'withserrated gripping for biting 'edges "which 'imesh `to getheri at,` `asfil'lustrateelfin Figure 6, 4when ':..the:c`larnp is .inl closed positionwithout Sanylzthing .enga ed Ltherein. A suitable coil,

rin 534 o .ordinaryuwell knownconstruc- .tionas wrapped about vthewpintle .29 #and engages 'the sides orbackportron. of thejaws scale an T31 and 32 in amanner so Vas to 'spread the handle vends -35 and '36 apart, thus drawing y.the jaws 31 :and 32 together to cause the serratededges to gripfirmly onto any object :held in between kthe same, as illustrated in Fiilllres l and 5 of the drawings.

F e handle'Q? :can-be' engaged-so that the clamp canbe rotated in the eyesupporting member26. VThis permits the clamp 30 to be turned around whenfdesired solas to turn the fish over so that `either side can lbe `scaled very readily.

The clamp 30 firmly engages the tail of the fish B and by means of thehoolr Q3'the fshisadjustably held by the chain 24 between theclamp and the hook, so that the `.holder lA' forms a. firm, rigid holding means for holding the fish while `removing the scales fscaledlit can beheld in the desired position After the fish has been thoroughly owing to the natural slipperiness ofthe iishs scales and body, to say nothing of being injured by the fins of the iish while to hold it during the cleaning operatlon.

The wire'frames I2 and 13, together with the-sheet metal Vplate'members 14 :and 15 fformfia very simple, yinexpensive construc- "tionffor vmy holder'V andit is quit important .that theholding means can be folded and pxmckedtin a fishing"v kit or in a camping outf t as may be desired. yThe utility and practtical naturefof my holding means vr.will bereadily apparent `as' it is illustrated l in Figz'ure' 7. -Thetportionll ofthe holding device A. can: be employed so'that the clamp 30 will `'engagetheleg orother portion of Qa 'fowl C VWhile the `rhandle 27 is engaged by a hook on f'the "wall, just holdingthe V"fowl C vin l'a I:way .that'it canbe cleaned when desired. this manner -imy holdin device forms a "very household utility, the value of which is quite obvious from the simple, infexpnsive constructionof the same.

accordance with the patent statutes I Ehave described the principles of operation of my holdinv means, together with the best .embodiment thereohbut I desire to .have it vunderstood that thedrawings are only illus- :trative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and applied touses `otherthan those above `set forth Vwithin the :fscope'of thefollowing claims. f

I' claim: 1. A holding device formed of sections,

said-sections includinga wire frame, sheet metal plate members extending 'across and secured to the longitudinal side edges of each of saidsections and supporting eyes formed in said frame integral therewith, .adapted to support a-holding clamp `and adjustable hook respectively to form a supportingmeans between the ends of said members when they are secured together.

2. ,A holding device including separable end members, said members comprising a wire frame, supporting eyes formed integral in said wire frame portion, a plate supported by said wire frame to form a table, means for holding said members separable from each other, and fish and fowl holding means supported by said eye members to adjustably hold the fish or fowl to `said holdingmember for the urposes specified.

3. Afsh and fowl hol ing device includ ing separable members, means for holding said `members together, each of said members including a wire frame formed from a vsin le piece of wire, a sheet metal plate attac ed to each of said wire frames in a manner to form a table on which the fish or fowl is held, a loop formed in each of the end members of the wire frame, a spring clamp rotatably secured in one of said loops against disengagement therefrom and an adjustable hook means extending through the other loop formed in the other frame whereby a fish or fowl can be suspended between said clamp and hook so as to rmly hold the same while cleaning.

4.`A holding `device including a pair of frame members formed with a wire edge, socket means formed in one of said members, adapted to receive the extending wires from the other member to hold the members firmly together, loops formed in the wire ends of said members on the ends thereof, a spring holding clamp swivelly connected n to the loop in one of said members and a hook and chain extending throu h the loop in the other member, the links o said chain being engageable in' the loop to adjust the 5. A collapsible sh holding device indisengagement therefrom able chain and hook held t waarna p eluding a pair of members separable from each other, to' he :folded into a compact state, a spring Ciampinor member swivelly held to one of said rnem ers and an adjust-y to the other of said members whereby a fish can be held tant between `the hook and clamp and the clamp can be rotated to rotate the fish from one side to the other, so that it can be thoroughly scaled and cleaned.

6. A holding device includingr a Wire frame formed from a single piece of Wire, a plate means. secured to the Wire frame, a loop secured to the wire frame, a loop formed in one end ot said Wire frame and a clamp member pivotally held to said loop against in a manner to t rotate said clamp for the purposes specified. 7. A holder including a Wire frame formed :from a single piece of Wire, a loop formed in one end of said frame by twisting saidg Wire, a sheetmetal plate adapted to hold the free end of said Wire spaced apart and form a brace therefor, a spring clamp, a connector extending through said loop formed of Wire adapted to connect said clamp against disengagement from' said loop and a loop formedin said connector adapted to form. a handle which can be made to rotate said clamp and adapted to form a holding loop which is adapted to engage a hook on the Wall to hold the frame members and clamp as desired.r

' HENRY C. POSSEHL. 

